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This is one of the weirder sci-fi films out of the 1970s (it is almost Zardoz-like in its strangeness). We are in the frozen future where New York City is a block of ice where the remaining people on Earth gather to survive, drink and play games. There is little hope left in the world for anything better. Essex adopts the identity of a Quintet player (Redstone) as he uncovers the scheme behind the game everyone is obsessed with. The other players start disappearing. Quintet is very cool and needs to be watched more than once to be appreciated. Do not expect to learn much on your first viewing because little is seemingly explained but it is all there when you watch it again. Quintet does grow on you but it's not for everyone. English is not the native tongue of many performers in this international cast. The result is an interesting collection of performers who seem quite memorable (some would say out of place) delivering philosophical dialogue in parkas. There is a little bit of everything in this dystopian classic. I love the bombastic '70s score, the somber mood, the strange dialogue and the interesting characters. There are plenty of twists to keep you guessing and the ending is also wonderfully bleak like many classic '70s films.

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